Tag Archives: Poetry

Random Thoughts from an Unemployed Mind

Posted on August 15, 2010 by randomyriad

Late in the spring, one of my students set up this scene depicting his interpretation of Lummi Island. I appreciated it because I used to live there.  As I was going through the photos on my camera I found this … Continue reading →

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Windy Walk To Work

Posted on June 3, 2010 by randomyriad

Passing by the Lake on a Spring Morning It looks wet out there, maybe it’s just windy that window is wet, freshly wet wind blown water from the sky Wind waves breaking on shore I stretch into my stride A … Continue reading →

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The Dead Do Not Weep

Posted on April 8, 2010 by randomyriad

The sounds of sorrow, pain and horror; sighs, moans, shrieks, and howls, can be the sounds of joy, rapture and ecstasy. Laughter can be an expression of happy surprise or vicious derision Light can be enlightenment or the harsh glare … Continue reading →

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At The Edge of Day

Posted on April 3, 2010 by randomyriad

Here, on the borderlands, we live in paper houses Sleep on rocks and logs and bathe in the rain. It is a striking existence. We are made substantial by our deeds and voices. Water clouds the world with wet and … Continue reading →

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A Poem Inspired by Kurosawa

Posted on February 2, 2010 by randomyriad

The Bad Sleep Well Corruption in high places provides many opportunities, to improve your sleeping accommodations. A deep sound hole in the night ground is yours for the asking. Support your local bureaucrat! Kickback and relax In a job well … Continue reading →

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